Every one knows about Dasa avtara. But there areĀ four main Avtara before Dasa avtara. They are 1. Purushavtar : This is original avtar of Vishnu. Vishnu taking avtar as Vasudeva, sankarshna, pradhumna and Anirudha. 2. Guna Avtar : In this avtar Vishnu taking avtar as Bramma, Vishnu, and Rudhra to show three gunas like rajas , Thamas, sathvik. 3. Manvantara Avtar: This is regarding King Manu – sun. Vishnu’s frst Bagwat geetha to Manu after that again in Krishna’s avtar in Mahabharatha. 4. saktha seva avtar. Apart from there sevearal avtar of vishnu which many people don’t know. Hence all must read Mahabharata tat parita nirnaya which witten by Anandha thirtha( Madhva). Detail in next mail.
Suresh srinivasa